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McConnell returns to Senate for first time since June

National News September 15, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky returned to the Senate on Monday for the first time since June 14, when he was hospitalized after a fall in his home. McConnell’s three-month absence from the Senate generated a flood of criticism and online speculation, as the Kentucky senator initially remained quiet for weeks about his condition. The 84-year-old senator eventually disclosed that he had been “briefly unconscious” due to the fall and had also been treated for mild pneumonia in the hospital. “My recovery has been a long and often frustrating ...

Agenda

Community News September 15, 2026

• MILTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. today at the township fire station. • MAHONING COUNTY BOARD OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES will meet at 6 p.m. today at the board office conference room with the ethics committee meeting at 5:45 p.m. • AUSTINTOWN BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday in the board conference room for a work session and 7 p.m. at the middle school cafeteria for the meeting. • COITSVILLE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the township hall. • YOUNGSTOWN CITY COUNCIL will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal ...

Bill seeks to connect businesses, colleges

Local News September 15, 2026

Staff report State Reps. David Thomas and Nick Santucci, who both represent Trumbull County in the Ohio House, introduced a bill they say will better connect businesses with colleges and universities by providing students with workforce training opportunities. The Joining Opportunities, Businesses and Schools (JOBS) Act includes certificate programs that align with in-demand workforce needs, the legislators said. Participating businesses would receive a performance-based tax incentive for using the program. For each graduate hired by a company and retained for at least a year ...

On the record: Struthers

Local News September 15, 2026

Struthers WHAT: Wednesday City council meeting PRESENT: Michael Patrick, Bob Deagan, Robert Burnside, Richard Bayus, Dallas Bigley, Megan Pingley, James Baluck and Mayor Catherine Cercone Miller ABSENT: Lori Gomon Council: • Received a letter from businessman Mike Kassem regarding a strategy to acquire state grant funding by leveraging modular housing. • Heard monthly reports for June, July and August from the KO Consulting economic development firm on opportunities to secure economic support for Struthers. • Approved appropriating no more than $1,000 to Willow ...

Liberty fire chief voices safety concerns

Some Russians are fleeing abroad, citing draft fears and loss of freedom

International News September 15, 2026

This summer, a 28-year-old digital content marketer packed up his suitcases and duct-taped boxes and fled Russia, leaving behind his family and friends and not knowing when he’ll be able to return. “It is very sad to leave Russia,” he said in the southern city of Krasnodar before ...